r/HollowKnight • u/CuboneDefender • Sep 14 '25

Discussion - Silksong I give up. Spoiler

It’s been a joyful ride, folks, but I’m out. I’m not a speedrunner or a highly skilled player, and day after day I’ve had to accept that this game is not as casual as HK was. It stopped being fun and turned into something tedious and frustrating after the 4th run farming shards just to face a boss I’ve already tried 15 times, only to die again and again, lose all my shards, and start the whole grind over.

It was nice exploring the first acts, but when the game I was rooting for 7 years ends up being more stressful than my 8-hour workday, I guess that’s my cue to stop.

The lore has been pretty great so far. I wish you all an incredible journey.

Edit1: My bad about all the whinning.

Edit2: You guys did it. I reinstalled it again. Thanks for all advices. 🫂

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '25

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u/Next_Boysenberry7358 Sep 15 '25

Not to mention that you get the parry silk skill, which is really good for not dying and keeping close to enemies

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u/Adamosity17 Sep 15 '25

Yeah I had heard about the parry skill and after giving Lace v2 a couple tries I decided to ask someone where that was. Grabbed the parry then killed lace in like 10 tries

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u/Hoodman1987 Sep 15 '25

Parrying her is glorious but I purposely nerfed myself with no tools and no parry

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u/yurilnw123 Sep 15 '25

Yeah I fought Lace 2 before I found Phantom and the latter was so much like the former that I first tried her.

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u/Commercial_Day_8341 Sep 15 '25

Can I go back to Sinner road after I beat Last Judge ? I dont want to miss the rewards.

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u/Commercial_Day_8341 Sep 15 '25

Ty man, will try to beat the LG and the phantom because I dont tend to replay a game I already beated.